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MR. MAURY's theory of Cyclones, as stated in NATURE of the 19th, is, in my opinion, true and valuable. I hope you will permit me to call the attention of your readers to my letter in NATURE, Vol. iv. p. 305, where it will appear that I had independently arrived at the conclusion stated by him, “that the origin of cyclones is found in the tendency of the south-east trade-winds to invade the north-east trades by sweeping over the equator into our hemispheres.” Only the words “south-east” and “north-east” must exchange places, and “the opposite hemisphere,” must be read, instead of “our hemisphere,” if we are to apply the theory to the cyclones of the Southern Indian Ocean and of the Southern Pacific. On this latter subject, see Mr. Whitmee's letter in NATURE, vol. vi. p. 121.
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MURPHY, J. Cyclones. Nature 8, 182 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/008182b0
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